Vocabulary
- have to: Must do
- in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
- instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
- build a bridge: To construct a bridge, typically for transportation or connection.
- at least: As a minimum
- go on: To continue doing something
- one being: An individual existence; a person or creature.
- on earth: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise or anger.
- physical connection: A tangible link or bond between two or more things.
- as one: Acting or moving together at the same time.
- other than: Except for; apart from.
- end in: To have something as the final result.
- across from: Being on the other side
- on the way: During the journey to a particular place.
- due to: Because of; owing to
- from scratch: From the very beginning; from nothing.
- in the future: At a later time; in times to come.
- go ahead: To start an activity; start doing, working etc.
- check out
- entire: Complete or full; with no part left out; whole
- assume: To act in a false manner to mislead others
- basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
- recap: Brief description of something that had been said
- encounter: To come up against a problem or trouble; meet
- distinct: Clearly different in nature from something else
- scratch: To rub your skin with your nails to stop an itch
- current: Electricity flowing through wires
- separate: Being different from or unrelated to another
- continent: Very large piece of land, e.g. Africa or Asia
- brand: A mark burned on an animal to show who owns it
- exist: To be present, alive or real
- collaboration: Act of working with someone to complete a task
- challenge: An activity you wish to try that may be hard to do
- complete: To finish or reach the end of doing something
- gigantic: Extremely large
- shallow: Not deep; short from top to bottom
- rest: Time when one relaxes, sleeps, or is inactive
- feasible: Possible; that you can believe will work/succeed
- route: Way to get from one place to another place; path
- span: Distance between two supports of a bridge
- major: High-ranking officer in the army
- click: To work well with someone or something
- depth: Distance below a surface
- border: To be right next to another country or state
- trip: To release an electrical switch
- canal: Channel cut through land for boats or ships
- channel: Long hole dug in the ground, e.g. to move water
- arise: To stand up
- order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
- system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
- mediterranean: Describing the sea between Italy and Africa
- spend: To use money to pay for something
- ferry: Passenger boat on a regular schedule
- build: Your physical shape; physique
- drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
- land: Region or country
- deep: Complex and important
- swamp: Area of land that is wet or covered with water
- strait: Channel joining large bodies of water
- interesting: Taking your attention; making you want to know
- area: Amount of measured space
- world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
- problem: Something difficult to deal with or causes trouble
- desolate: To destroy a place
- mainland: Main land mass of a country or continent
- cape: Clothing without sleeves worn over the shoulders
- overrun: To exceed or be too much; take too long
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She took a brave step forward, leaving behind her comfort zone to chase her dreams.
Vocabulary
- brave
adj. Having courage
- comfort zone
phr. A familiar situation where one feels safe
Explanation
a brave step is a noun phrase, where brave is an adjective modifying the noun step, meaning "a courageous step".
forward is an adverb modifying step, meaning "ahead".
The whole phrase serves as the object, answering the "what" of took (verb) — she took a brave step forward.
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brave
US/brev/
UK/breɪv/
adj.Brave
v.t.To bravely face
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